Only 30 days to go until the opening of the Poznan City Stadium

On 20 September the Poznan City Stadium will be opened, the first of the Polish stadiums at which EURO 2012 matches are to be played. As we announced earlier, the opening ceremony will be graced with a performance by the famous British artist Sting, playing alongside the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra.

On 20 August 2010 we learnt at a press ... [more]

Sting to play at the opening of the stadium in Poznań

Poznań will be the first Polish city to complete the redevelopment of its stadium for Euro 2012, the opening set for 20 September 2010. The culmination of the event organised for the occasion will be a concert given by Sting alongside the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra as conducted by Steven Mercurio. The concert in Poznań is one of 78 ... [more]

A dramatic situation in Ukraine

UEFA is seriously considering a move to execute plan B (lowering the number of matches in Ukraine and raising the number in Poland) or plan C (entrusting the organisation of the European Championship in 2012 to cities in Poland only) on account of dramatic delays relating to the organisation of the Championship by our neighbours to the east. ... [more]

Midsummer Eve at the stadium in Poznań

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On the night of Wednesday 23 June a trial illumination of stadium and pitch took place at the Stadion Miejski in Poznań, with Poznanians invited to attend by the firm EURO Poznań 2012. On what was Midsummer Eve it was possible to see the lighting of some elements of the stadium membrane visible from the Bułgarska Street side. At 11pm the public ... [more]

The stadium in Poznań - a Friendly Stadium

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On Sunday 13 June the Friendly Stadium picnic took place at the stadium site, organised by EURO Poznań 2012 and Wielkopolskie Centrum Rehabilitacji, Great Poland Rehabilitation Centre. The goal of the organisers was promoting integration among children, both healthy children and children not fully fit, and encouraging physical activity through ... [more]

More matches in Poland?

"We are concentrating on the variant with four cities in Poland, four in Ukraine. If four cities cannot be prepared in Ukraine, we will think about possible solutions. One of them is playing a larger number of matches in Poland. I am not saying that extra cities would come into play - after all, it is possible to play a tournament at four ... [more]

Platini threatens to strip Ukraine of the Championship!

Platini said in Brussels: "I am concerned at the level of preparation displayed by Ukraine at this moment. In 10 days I am going there to meet the newly-elected president and discuss the details. If Kiev does not speed up construction of the stadium and other buildings, it will not be possible for the European Championship to take place in ... [more]

Problems with construction of the stadium in Kiev

UEFA general secretary Gianni Infantino is concerned that the deadline for construction of the stadium in Kiev may not be met, with delays possibly resulting from construction of the complicated roof structure. In readiness for the eventuality, UEFA has drawn up an emergency plan under which European Championship matches would be played at six ... [more]

UEFA criticises

The daily newspaper Rzeczpospolita has gained access to a secret UEFA report on preparations for EURO 2012. The city coming out worst in the document was Wrocław, with UEFA describing its preparations (construction of the stadium in particular) as being a great risk. The concern at UEFA was caused by a change in stadium contractor, with this ... [more]

The qualifying group draw

On 7 February 2010 the draw to determine the groups for the qualifying competition of the EURO 2012 European Football Championship took place. From among 51 nations the following qualifying groups were drawn:

Group A: Germany, Turkey, Austria, Belgium, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan.

Group B: Russia, Slovakia, Republic of Ireland, FYR Macedonia, ... [more]